At least 12 shops were burnt after a fire outbreak at Mayegun Cement Store Market, Araromi, Agodi-Gate in Ibadan, Oyo state.
The fire reportedly started around 10 pm on Thursday.
Yemi Akinyinka, general manager of the state fire service, said the agency received a distress pcall at 11:02 pm.
“The agency’s control room received the distressed call at exactly 23:02 hrs on Thursday, April 10, 2025, through telephoning and Mr Young to report a shop fire at the above address,” Punch quoted Akinyinka as saying.
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“The fire personnel, led by Cfs Jimoh, promptly deployed to the scene of the fire incident. On arrival, we met some lockup shops well alight, and we swiftly swung into action and restricted the fire from spreading to other nearby shops.
“The fire affected 12 out of multiple numbers of shops and we were able to save property worth billions of naira in the market. The appliance returned to the station by 03:18hrs and on standby.”
In December 2024, the spare parts section of the Araromi market also went up in flames, destroying properties with millions of naira.
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The Aleshinloye market was also gutted on March 11, with the fire burning for over 12 hours despite the presence of a fire station in the premises.
